Hi, I'm in Medina right now
and I'm walking on history where I go.
This is a site where lots of early Islamic history took place.
My plan for today is to visit Mount Uhud.
That's the site where the Battle of Uhud took place,
between the forces of Mecca and Medina.
Let's check it out.
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Okay, I just arrived here at the battle site
of the Battle of Uhud.
It's actually a really short taxi ride there
It took only five minutes.
This also shows how close the battle actually was to Medina.
So the Meccan forces really came for
the Muslim community here in Medina.
I'm gonna make my way up the hill here.
This is a small hill, not very big
So when we talk about Mount Uhud,
we're actually talking about the mountain that is behind me,
behind that mosque
but the battle actually took place in front of that mountain.
So this hill here that I'm now climbing
and that's where the final battle was fought
and the Muslim community was badly defeated
in that battle
so making my way up the hill.
I'm not alone here there's already quite a crowd.
I can imagine that, during the day,
this place is gonna be packed
because it's a must-see
for every Muslim visitor in Medina.
It's one of those historic sites
that you don't want to miss.
Here in the back you see the minarets of
the Masjid An Nabawi.
So it shows you were not very far from town.
It's just outside of the outskirts of Medina
And I can only imagine
how packed this place is during times of Ramadan or Hajj.
Because there's lots of space
as you can see behind me
I assume these are bus parkings lots
But now it's empty.
I can only imagine how busy this place is
during the main religious tourism months here in Saudi Arabia.
So the battle of Uhud was fought
on March 19th in 1625
That's the third year according to the islamic calendar.
And it was a revenge battle.
Just a year before, the Medinan forces
which were led by prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.)
had won the Battle of Badr
and at the time they were vastly outnumbered
by the Meccan forces
but they defeated the Meccan forces in 624.
As a revenge, the Meccan forces marched towards Medina
on March 11th of 625.
And again they vastly outnumbered the Medinan forces.
The final battle took place here
at this site.
and despite the fact that the Medinan forces
were much less equipped and much fewer,
it looked like they're gonna win this battle.
But due to a military mistake of some archers
that didn't follow the orders of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w)
the battle was finally lost
and the Muslim forces had to retreat
back into those mountains.
Now, the Meccan forces didn't follow them
back into the mountains
They just declared victory and went back to Mecca.
During that battle,
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was badly injured
and a number of his fellow warriors were killed
including his uncle and foster brother Al Hamzah.
So it was bad.
The two armed forces would meet again two years later
in 627 at the Battle of the Trench
and again in the Medinan forces at that time
were vastly outnumbered by the coalition forces
of the coalition the Meccan forces
but through diplomacy they prevailed
and caused an image loss for the Meccan forces.
This increased the reputation of the early
Islamic community
which ultimately led to its leadership role in the region.
If you come to visit here
I recommend coming in the morning.
It's now nine o'clock in the morning
and I can already feel the Sun coming out
and hitting quite badly
but there's still a little bit of a fresh breeze going on
so it's still fine.
But I would recommend coming here at noon or in the early afternoon
because I think the sun is just going to be really brutal.
It's a bit unfortunate that in so many places in Saudi Arabia,
including this one,
people tend to throw away plastic bottles
or put graffiti on historic sites.
This site looks a little bit more maintained
but nevertheless you can see the trash all over
and it's just not a pretty sight.
So this fenced area is marking the grave site of the warriors
that were killed during the battle
including Hamza.
You can't enter it.
It's nice that they put up this sign
that forbids coming here
for the purpose of visiting or worshipping the dead.
It's clearly something that is not in accordance to Islam.
It's a very quiet atmosphere here.
As you can see, there's so many people in here.
It's actually also quite refreshing.
It's getting a little bit hot outside
so this place provides the serenity
and the fresh air that is nice to have.
This was definitely a great site worth visiting.
A must see when you come here to Medina.
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This was my first visit for today and
we're now heading to the Masjid Al Qiblatayn.
This was the mosque where the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w)
changed the Qibla from
Jerusalem to Mecca
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I'm now here at the mosque Al Qiblatayn.
It's a rather small mosque. But it's definitely well-known.
And it's on elf the mosques where Prophet Mohammed (s.a.w) let the prayers.
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It's a Friday today, so the city is quite empty.
But it's a perfect time to visit a mosque.
I'm looking forward to this one.
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So the first Qibla (direction of prayer)
was pointing towards the al Aqsa in Jerusalem.
And that was changed
to the new Qibla which is now Mecca.
So this is a beautiful small mosque and
while the second Qiblah
is not that visible anymore it's definitely there.
One of the brothers explained to me that
it's basically the opposite side of the current qibla.
And it just got switched around
and this is the place where it happened.
It's pretty cool.
My next and final stop will be the Masjid Quba.
And I heard that if you pray 2 Raqats there
it's an equivalent of doing Umrah (the small Hajj pilgrimage)
so a pretty good deal.
Let's check it out.
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So this is a beautiful open air mosque here.
It's a very open architecture and
you can see the place is already filling up
for the Jummah prayer.
It's Friday today and people come early.
While this mosque has been recently updated and upgraded
it's still the site of the first mosque
here in Medina
where Prophet Mohammed (s.a.w) built the very first mosque
upon his arrival here in Medina.
It's a very historic site.
The mosque is beautiful. It's quite large.
I understand there was a much smaller mosque here
a few years ago
and that has been upgraded.
So I definitely recommend you coming here
when you come to Medina.
It's definitely worth a visit
and I'm going to head now to the Jummah prayer
at the large holy mosque An Nabawi in Medina.
But that will be for another video
and I hope you'll join me for that one too.
So this concludes my little tour of mosques
here in Medina and if you liked it
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